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On December 23, 2015, Attorney General Tom Miller released a statement attempting to clarify some of the miss-information about ecigs. According to Miller, “The harm of the combustible cigarette is dramatically greater than the harm of the e-cigarette”…. “There has been an effort to say that combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes are equally harmful, that their companies are equally evil, and that they should be strongly regulated the same way. This view is incorrect, but it has gotten significant traction…”

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Many of the most vehement critics of e-cigarettes including the CDC have expressed fear the devices could prove to be a gateway drug and will raise the risk of non-smoking vapers being lured into trying the real thing. A recent study by the CDC suggests the fears are misplaced; the study found no evidence that “never-smokers” who vape are therefore more likely to become smokers or that the rising popularity of e-cigarettes has given a boost to conventional cigarettes. To the contrary, vaping and smoking rates are moving in opposite directions. The CDC’s survey data suggest that’s more than a coincidence: Not only was vaping much more common among current and former smokers than among never-smokers, but current smokers who had tried to quit in the previous year were more likely to be vapers than those who had not.

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Last month the New England Journal of Medicine published a study reporting formaldehyde in e-cig vapor. Below are just a couple of the hundreds of responses rebutting the study. I’ve reviewed the study and many of responses and am convinced the findings are fundamentally wrong and for some very simple reasons, obvious to any person who uses e-cigs. The study used e-cigs in a way nobody would ever desire to: They excessively burned the vapor. Before you get struck with fear that a person might make the same mistake consider this. Carcinogens are produced when burning a steak on the grill and yet nobody would suggest this a health hazard. The reason is simple. Burned steak tastes terrible. The same is true for burned e-cig vapor. E-cig users refer to this as a “dry hit” and know full well it tastes terrible and means something is wrong.

From Clive Bates Counterfactual:
“Another alarmist and deeply misleading story about formaldehyde and e-cigarettes has now emerged in the New England Journal of Medicine: Jensen et al Hidden Formaldehyde in E-cigarette Aerosols.This experiment operated the vaping device at a such a high temperature that it produced thermal breakdown products (so-called dry puff conditions), but no user would ever be able to use it this way – the vapour would be too acrid.”Full post here: Clive Bates Conterfactual

At the end of the day, if this study causes non-smokers to stay away from e-cigs I would declare it a victory. My concern is that it will cause many smokers to shy away from an option that might well save their lives.

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Last week, the BMA Occupational Medicine Committee released an article claiming that the safety of e-cigarettes is yet to be proven. World renowned cardiologists Konstantinos Farsalinos and Riccardo Polosa responded with a complete rebuttal, claiming that scientific evidence abounds and “clearly indicates e-cigarettes are considerably less harmful than tobacco cigarettes.” In their response, the doctors made an appeal to the medical community to examine the actual scientific evidence rather than giving vague and misguided statements that would scare the public away from using e-cigarettes.

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Despite oft-repeated claims that we lack the research to determine the safety of e-cigarettes, all of their components and constituents have been extensively studied for decades. If we are dealing with facts and looking to science, we can safely conclude that e-cigarettes are not only much safer than tobacco products, but are also relatively harmless by their own accord.

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WARNING: Please keep e-liquid and electronic cigarettes out of reach of children and pets. Electronic cigarettes contain nicotine, a poisonous and addictive substance. Our products and accessories are only intended for customers 18 years or older and are not recommended for women who are pregnant. If you experience any side effects or possible side effects, stop using the product immediately and consult a physician. Product may be poisonous if orally ingested. Electronic cigarettes are not smoking cessation products and have not been tested or guaranteed as such.